I am a late bloomer in the world of immortality

"As for the provincial examination in August, I will not participate in this session."

"Wait until the next provincial examination and take the test again."

Wei Tu thought secretly.

In a short period of time, it would be difficult for him to make any further improvements or breakthroughs in his health-preserving skills and Tiger-Crane Double Shape Fist.

It's different from the road test.

The rural martial arts examination is even more cruel. It not only refers to the current martial arts scholars, but also the martial arts scholars from all previous years...

These older generation of martial arts scholars, hidden dragons and crouching tigers, are not necessarily worse than some martial arts scholars.

Even if Wei Tu participates in this rural martial arts competition, it will be difficult to achieve a good ranking.

Ranking is related to the appointment of local military attachés.

There is only one chance.

But wait three years before referring to it.

At that time, he had been practicing health-preserving skills for five years, and he was bound to enter the state of Qi sensing. With the blessing of internal martial arts training, he was expected to win the top ten in the rural martial arts competition.

…

Five days later.

Qingfeng Mansion.

Inside Wugong Yuan, on the school field.

"Qingfeng Mansion Guard Map."

"Deng Sandao of Tonglin Mansion."

Wei Tu and the martial artist across from him clasped their fists in salute and said each other's names.

After saluting, the two of them walked to the weapon racks beside them and selected the weapons they had handy.

"What a powerful sword skill." Just when Deng Sandao took away the nine-ring sword from the weapon rack, he saw Wei Tu stepping forward and charging towards him, like a tiger leaning forward and sprinting in the forest. .

While sprinting, the three-foot-seven-inch long black knife in his hand was swung into a sharp semicircle and slashed toward his tibia.

Seeing this, Deng Sandao's eyelids twitched slightly, and he hurriedly took two steps back, distanced himself, and blocked the attack with his knife.

The two edgeless knives clashed together instantly.

Deng Sandao was shocked to the point that his right hand was numb, but he took advantage of this, dwarfed his body, rolled to the left of Wei Tu, and stabbed diagonally upward with the nine-ring knife in his arms, with the tip of the knife facing the weak point of Wei Tu's left leg.

However--

Wei Tu seemed to have expected this. He did not dodge, turned over with a kite, soared into the air, and changed his sword technique to a new level, dancing gracefully on the water like a white crane.

The sword skills extended by the Tiger and Crane Double Shape Fist not only have the swiftness of the tiger, but also the agility of the white crane.

After dozens of moves.

Deng Sandao accidentally failed to react to the changes in Wei Tu's sword skills. Wei Tu got the opportunity and kicked him off the stage.

"His swordsmanship has improved even more than in the county and government examinations."

In the audience, Wei Fei, who was from the same county as Wei Tu, saw this scene and frowned secretly, wondering whether his original guess in the county examination was correct.

He couldn't believe that he could achieve such a level of swordsmanship in just two months.

…

at the same time.

On the other side.

On the high platform on the south side of the Wugong Academy grounds, the purple-robed official sitting in the middle of a group of officials in scarlet robes and green robes smiled and nodded after seeing the wonderful fight of the martial arts masters in the audience.

"This year's Taoist examination, the martial arts masters participating in the martial arts examination are much better than those in previous years."

The purple-robed official sighed.

"This is all due to Wang Futai after you took office in Shannan Dao. If it weren't for Wang Futai who urged all prefectures and counties to select martial arts masters and focus on training..."

"Shannan Road doesn't have the martial arts flourishing today."

The crimson-robed official on the side boasted.

Under the rule of Zheng Guo, there were two capitals and thirteen roads.

Shannan Road is one of them.

The "Wang Futai" he called was the second-rank governor in charge of the military and political affairs of Shannan Road.

Rao was in the State of Zheng, and he was considered a high-ranking and powerful person, a real important member of the court.

"I think I can only take 30% of the credit, and the other 70% belongs to Wuyun Tower..." Governor Wang glanced at the crimson-robed official beside him, with a faint smile on his lips, and said, "I heard that , several Wu scholars selected in the last Taoist examination were not appointed as officials, but entered the Wuyun Tower and became the disciples of the Wuyun Tower?"

"Wu Yunlou has many activities in Qingfeng Mansion. I wonder if the magistrate knows about this?"

he asked.

"This matter... this matter... I really don't know about this..." Magistrate He heard the question from Governor Wang, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he immediately shook his head and denied it.

In fact, as the prefect of Qingfeng Prefecture, the capital of Shannan Province, he still knows a little about "Wu Yun Tower".

It's just that the Wuyunlou sect is not under the control of the government, and it has admitted many martial artists...

Since ancient times.

Xia uses force to break the ban.

The existence of Wuyun Tower was a provocation and threat to the Zheng government. If he replied that he knew about Wuyun Tower, he would be admitting that he had poor jurisdiction over the territory and was suspected of dereliction of duty.

"Forget it, since Zhifu He doesn't know, I won't press any more questions." Governor Wang shook his head and looked at the school competition ring again.

"I think I have a way to find out some information about Wuyun Tower..." Hearing Governor Wang's words, Governor He suddenly felt nervous, so he quickly added this sentence.

"What's the solution?"

Governor Wang squinted his eyes and looked at Magistrate He - he was tall and tall, with a Chinese character face, a short beard under his chin, and had practiced martial arts. When he looked at people, he had such a posture, which made him seem a bit calm. The aura of self-prestige is heart-stopping.

This is the official authority he has cultivated for many years!

"Since the Wuyun Building likes to invite previous Wu Xiucai to join their sect, then we can also use heavy profits to lure Wu Xiucai with good qualifications and let them join the Wuyun Building... to get information for us..."

"Martial masters are loyal to the emperor and patriotic. They should know how to choose..."

Zhifu He pondered for a moment and said.

Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are the righteousness, and at the same time there are the temptations of official position, fame and fortune. He does not believe that these martial arts scholars would choose to betray the government and plunge into the Wuyun Tower organization.

"This is also a solution." Governor Wang nodded slightly, stroked his short beard, and agreed with Governor He's words.

Jianghu sects have always been a thorn in the side of the imperial court. If he can eradicate Wu Yunlou, a major martial arts sect that has been entrenched in Shannan Road for many years, this can be regarded as a political achievement for Shannan Road.

…

After participating in the Taoist test competition, Wei Tu returned to the Shan family and waited for the Wugong Academy to release the results.

He was confident in his performance in the martial arts examination this time. He believed that even if he could not rank among the top ten in this martial arts examination and become a first-class martial arts scholar, he could at least become a second-class martial arts scholar.

After all, when he took the Qingfeng Mansion examination, he ranked sixth in the martial arts examination.

As the capital of Shannan Road, Qingfeng Prefecture is a place where elites gather. Whether it is civil or military examinations, the quantity and quality of the talents produced by Qingfeng Prefecture are among the best among all prefectures.

The Taoist martial arts leader has been elected for three consecutive terms by martial artists from Qingfeng Mansion.

"Brother Wei, there are government officials and officials here. They are waiting in the living room to take you to the government office..."

In the evening on the last day when the results were released, Shan Yangong knocked on the door of Wei Tu's room and said with an anxious look on his face.

since ancient times.

People are afraid of officials.

The eight-character yamen opens to the south, so don't come in if you have reason or no money.

It's reasonable to be afraid.

What's more, Wei Tu is "unreasonable" and his bottom is dirty.

This time, Wei Tu was summoned by the officials of the government office... There was a high probability that going to the government office would not be a good thing...

Shan Yangong was worried that Wei Tu's cheating in the county examination had come to light this time, which led to the government sending people to Shanzhai to pick up people for "interrogation."